Faithful Men
May 30, 2009
Over the last couple of days our church took some of its men to a Men’s Retreat with three other churches. It was specifically planned by our churches to encourage men to be faithful to the Lord and His work. This gathering of men and pastors represented a group who were genuinely interested in seeing these churches do great things for God.
Pastor Jeff Craig led off with a message on having a “Heart for God.” It was a tremendously timely and convicting message encouraging each of us to develop ourselves for usefulness to God.
Following that message, we held a service with testimonies, special music, and preaching in which Pastor Brian Leversee challenged us with a message entitled, “A Question of Leadership.” It that message he brought some key thoughts out of the story of the good Samaritan and showed us the importance of compassion on the lost directly from the words of Jesus Christ.
The following morning Pastor Rob Badger taught on the importance of supporting the ministry of the local church with faithfulness and involvement. Then, in the final service, I (pastor) had the opportunity to preach on being a man of faith. I am so thankful for faithful men and women who will stand for Jesus Christ and identify themselves with the testimony of His people. What would we do without them?
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 2 Timothy 2:2